Renters could see these three big changes come into force this year
03.02.2022 - 19:49
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Tenants in Britain are set to witness some big changes under new government plans.
People who rent from private landlords stand to benefit from a proposals recently revealed by the government.
This will include better quality homes, a ban on no-fault evictions and a crack-down on 'dodgy' private landlords, with fines for those who break the rules.
These changes affect anyone living in private rented housing in the UK, and were unveiled by the government on February 2 as part of its Levelling Up White Paper, reports the Mirror .
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The proposals will be debated by parliament first before becoming law, but they are a major indicator of what is likely to change for renters across the country.
More details are likely to be unveiled soon, but these are currently the three changes set to come into force for renters:
Currently the law allows landlords to evict tenants for no reason.
But the government wants to scrap this right, meaning landlords will need good reasons to throw tenants out of their homes.
Government has been thinking of banning no-fault evictions for years, with the plan being raised back in 2019.
Private landlords will be forced to bring their properties up to a set of national standards.
Michael Gove said landlords will have to upgrade around 800,000 properties that don't meet requirements to be "safe, warm and in a good state of repair".
A new, mandatory renting register will also come into force under government plans.
This means landlords can be evicted from the official list if they break the new guidelines.
Statistics show the number of families with children privately renting has risen by 94% in a decade.
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